We plan to spend upwards of half of this hour unpacking Beyonce's new visual album, Lemonade. And we will barely have gotten the wrapper off by the time we're done.
We'll have to look at the cinematic influences and references. We'll have to talk literary inspirations. There're the spoken word interstitial sections. There are all the collaborators, from Jack White and The Weeknd to Jonas Akerlund and Jay Z. And of course: There's Jay Z. Did he or didn't he? And who with? Rachel Roy? Rita Ora? Not Rachael Ray. Not that it matters.
Phew.
Other possible topics include:
- 'Normal America' Is Not A Small Town Of White People
- Yale Will Not Change Calhoun College Name
- "The worst thing that can happen is that friends disappear": Love, loss, and the unappreciated art of checking in
- Facebook Isn't the Social Network Anymore
- Uproar over report that Will Ferrell will play President Reagan
- Forget Too Much TV. It's Too Big TV We Should Worry About.
- A New Naked Restaurant Says It Has An 8,000-Person Waiting List To Dine.
GUESTS:
- Mercy Quaye - Freelance journalist and activist, and the founder of The Narrative Project
- Kate Rushin - Poet, writer, and educator
- Brian Slattery - Arts editor for the New Haven Independent and producer at WNHH radio
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Colin McEnroe, Greg Hill, and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
